Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is prohibiting local municipalities across the state from mandating that masks be worn in public to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp’s executive order issued Wednesday prevents local governments from enforcing mandatory face covering orders that are more restrictive than the current statewide order. The move effectively voided orders issued by at least 15 local governments across…
TOPLINE Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and a heated national debate surrounding the efficacy of remote learning, several large U.S. school districts have already announced that they will not reopen for any in-person instruction at the start of the upcoming academic year, with the latest being Prince George's County in Maryland. Tunisian highschool students…
One couple took a chance on a dance – and accidentally went swimming on their wedding day.Canadian couple Lora Wendorf and Jordan Devries were posing for photos on a riverside dock on the big day when they broke out a bold dance move for a dramatic picture, Metro reports. Canadian couple Lora Wendorf and Jordan…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is banning cities and counties from mandating that masks be worn in public to limit the spread of COVID-19.Kemp's executive order is a revised extension of guidelines put in place during the start of the pandemic, which encouraged, rather than required, residents to wear masks in public. The governor has called implementing such a measure…
Associated Press Published: July 16, 2020 at 5:19 a.m. ET Stocks off the most in Shanghai, Hong Kong A woman exercises during sunrise on the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River in Shanghai. AFP/Getty Images Shares retreated in Asia on Thursday as investors mulled figures showing China’s economy returned to growth in the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…